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ALEXANDER SELKIRK, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK. Laim Patent No. 89,174, daad April 2o, 186e.

IMPROVEMENT IN' EGG-*CARRIER To all whom 'it 'may concern: A

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER Saumur, of the 'city and county of Albany, State of New York, have invented a new and improved Method of Constructing Egg-Czuriers; and I do ,hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part 'of this specification, and the letters of reference marked thereon, the same letters indicatingr like parts, in which- Figure 1 represents a cross-section through two trays. 4

Figure 2 representsa vertical view from top, showing some of the forms of egg-holes and modes of manipulating the materials used.

The nature of my invention consists of three tiers, of pasteboard or card-board, or similar material, resting on and supported by slats of wood, or other suitable material.

The two lower'tiers of slats are fastened to the tray, and the card-board or pasteboard, perforated, or woven with spaces, or laid ou in strips without being woven, is permanently fastened to the said slats, either by gluing or tacking.

The upper tier of paper is secured to slats which maybe removed from the tray at will.

When the eggs have been set in their respective places, this upper tier of holes, with its slats, is placed over the'eggs, and the said eggs are held down by the sides of holes in the said upper tier impinging on the eggs above their largest diameter.

The side slats, supporting the lower tier of paper,

project below the lower edge of the tray, and when placed over a tray beneath, press down upon the detachable tier of the lower tray, and hold it in its place.

To-enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it in reference to the drawings, and the letters marked thereon.

T T represent the sides of a tray, which is constructed about two and a half to three inches deep, and of any capacity, as may be desirable.

Fastened to the inside of the said tray, `against the sides, are the slats S S', rising up inside, about onehalf inch from the bottom edge of the said tray, and also projecting below the bottom edge about three` y fourths of an inch.

Between the said side slats S' S' are placed intermediate slats S, in number', as many as the capacity of the tray might require.

The top edges of these intermediate slats S rise up into the tray to a line on a level with the side slats S' S', and are fastened to the ends of the trays, at their ends, by beads or nails.

Upon the said slats S and S' S' are placed the pasteboard p p, tier No. 1, perforated with holes H H, fig. 2, or woven, so as to afford holes H H, or strips crossing each other at right angles, without being woven, (which is not shown in drawings.)

The holes H, in the said tier No. l, are of such a size as to admit the points of the eggs E, as shown in iig. I.'

Fastened to the tray is a secondtier of slats, S" S S", resting upon the paper p 1Nso. 1, and the said slats S support the paper p p, No. 2, perforated or manipulated into spaces, or openings, as No. 1, and als the same is permanently fastened to its supportingslats, the holes I-I H, in this tier N o. 2, are larger than those of No. l, yet smaller than the largest diameter of the eggs to be carried.

A third row of slats, S' S S, not fastened 'to the tray, has the paper p p, No. 3, fastened to it; and when the. eggs have been set in position, as in fig. 1, tier N o. 3- (shown out of tray T) is placed in the tray and overthe eggsE E, (shown in tray T,) permitting their upper ends to rise up through theropeuings H until they impinge, or nearly so, the egg; and when thus placed, the largestl diameters of the eggs are confined between tier Nos. 2 and 3, and the eggs cannot be removed until tier No. 3 has been taken out.

The slats of the detachable tier No. 3 are of such a depth as to rest on the tier No. 2, below, or nearly so.

When the several trays are used together, in one common crate, or box, and the tray T is placed on trayA T', the lower side slats, S S', bear upon the top of the detachable tier No. 3, in the tray below, and hold that down; so, also, the tray above would be held down, together with its detachable tier of a third tray above, and so on all the trays except the top tray, which would be held by a cover furnished with slats, which would act as equivalents to the slats S S of tier No. 1, and when the crate was filled, and its cover secured, the said crate could be turned on its side, or bottom upward, without the least liability of the eggs getting out of place or being broken.

Having described my invention, `in relation to the use of pasteboard, card-board, or paper in any other form, I would not confine myself to that kind of material only, but would use, as equivalents for the same, felt, cloth, leather, or any similar sheet-material, none of which I would refuse or object to, except as regards the cost of using the said equivalent.

I do not claim the weaving of strips of pasteboard, or their equivalents, as named, as thatis covered by a patent of George Dorn, August 18, 1868; but

IVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The application of pasteboard or card-board, or their equivalents, as named, when perforated and arranged iu the Amanner as described, and used in combination with the slats SS S" S", substantially as and for thepurpose set forth, as speci-tied.,

2. The detachable frame, with its pasteboard orA equivalent material, as named, perforated as described, and supported by the slats S", substantially as and for Ithe purpose set forth and described.

3. The lower side slats S of a tray, T, in combination with a tray, T', furnished with permanent tiers, Nos. 1 or 2, or both, and a detachable tier, No. 3, as and for the purpose set forth and specified.

ALEX. SELKIRK.

Witnesses:

J onu STONE, CHARLES SELKIRK. 

